Device, arrangement and method for texturizing and aerating drinks

Abstract

An arrangement for shaking drinks includes a shaking container and a device placed in a drink in the container. The device texturizes and aerates the drink when the container is shaken. The device has a three-dimensional body constituted of a food-grade, thermally insulating, elastomeric material and is re-usable. The body has a density of about 916 grams per liter, and is dimensioned to almost fully occlude the interior of the container.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A device for texturizing and aerating drinks, comprising:
 a three-dimensional body constituted of a food-grade, thermally insulating, elastomeric material and being re-usable for texturizing and aerating each drink, 
 the body having a density of about 916 grams per liter, and 
 the body having a minimum dimension sized between about 44 mm and 70 mm, and a maximum dimension sized between about 50 mm and 76 mm. 
 
     
     
       2. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the body is a chamfered, solid cube having square faces. 
     
     
       3. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the body has a rubber hardness durometer of at least Shore 70A. 
     
     
       4. The device of  claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric material of the body is selected from one of natural and synthetic rubbers. 
     
     
       5. An arrangement for shaking drinks, comprising:
 a shaking container for containing a drink, the container having side walls bounding an interior and spaced apart by a predetermined dimension; and 
 a device placed in the interior of the container for texturizing and aerating the drink when the container is shaken, the device including a three-dimensional body constituted of a food-grade, thermally insulating, elastomeric material and being re-usable for texturizing and aerating each drink, the body having a density of about 916 grams per liter, the body having dimensions that are slightly less than said predetermined dimension to almost fully occlude the interior of the container wherein the body has a minimum dimension sized between about 44 mm and 70 mm, and a maximum dimension sized between about 50 mm and 76 mm. 
 
     
     
       6. The arrangement of  claim 5 , wherein the body is a chamfered, solid cube having square faces. 
     
     
       7. The arrangement of  claim 5 , wherein the body has a rubber hardness durometer of at least Shore 70A. 
     
     
       8. The arrangement of  claim 5 , wherein the elastomeric material of the body is selected from one of natural and synthetic rubbers. 
     
     
       9. The arrangement of  claim 5 , wherein the container is a two-piece shaker and is constituted of one of metal and glass materials. 
     
     
       10. A method of shaking drinks, comprising:
 pouring a drink into a shaking container having side walls that bound an interior and that are spaced apart by a predetermined dimension; 
 configuring a device as a three-dimensional body constituted of a food-grade, thermally insulating, elastomeric material, the body having a density of about 916 grams per liter; 
 placing the device in the drink in the interior of the container, the body having dimensions that are slightly less than said predetermined dimension to almost fully occlude the interior of the container; 
 texturizing and aerating the drink by shaking the container and the device in the drink; and 
 re-using the device for texturing and aerating another drink and sizing the body with a minimum dimension between about 44 mm and 70 mm, and a maximum dimension between about 50 mm and 76 mm. 
 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 10 , and shaping the body as a chamfered, solid cube having square faces. 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 10 , and configuring the body to have a rubber hardness durometer of at least Shore 70A. 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 10 , and selecting the elastomeric material of the body from one of natural and synthetic rubbers. 
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 10 , and configuring the container as a two-piece shaker that is constituted of one of metal and glass materials.